CEaW 1.04 BEST Mod and Scenario-from Barcelona, Spain

[rjh1971]

I got this mod from a fellow countryman from Barcelona, Spain. He asked me to upload it so everyone could play and enjoy it. He based his mod in Dave74's mod since Dave74 version was made for v1.02, so he decided to updated it. How many changes he has made to Dave's mod I don't know but I guess quite a few.

To install it:
1- Unrar files
2- Copy paste them replacing the original ones in the same folders as the ones you got when extracting them
3- I recommend making a backup of the files you're going to replace or either copy the whole game to another folder and then replace the files, this way you will have the original one as well as the Mod

Here is how he described it:
"I've worked real hard on it, with many new cities being more realisticly placed, oil resources location have also been corrected.
The cities location have been done after looking in HOI2 v1.3. Also the display of armies has been altered taking it from HOI2 v1.3
The german flag has been substitued with the swastika."

All credits and comments should be made to amilca: bcnkor at hotmail dot com
or post here.

The mod was uploaded in rapidshare.com and it will remain there unless not accesed in 90 days.

Here is the link: http://rapidshare.com/files/87146335/Co ... n.rar.html

[Magpius]

thankyou

[Ryben]

Very interesting. The map doesn´t change a lot ( i still miss a couple of cities) but i think the army placement is more historically correct.

At least Poland has an armoured unit and France more than one. I see a destroyer unit in the soviet Baltic fleet...good, good...

[rjh1971]

Latest changes to mod made by amilca can be found here: http://rapidshare.com/files/87671005/Up ... h.zip.html

Just replace the files in your "CEaW/data/scenario" folder.

Do not download this file it has an error, look for the Fianl Version (Jan 31st) below.

[Ryben]

Any chance of a list of features and changes from the normal scenarios?

[rjh1971]

Sorry Ryben I'm not the one making the mod just uploading it and letting you know it's there, contact amilca.
I have to say that I emailed him saying the same thing you stated, a readme file would be nice: listing changes through different versions and some features on the mod.

Rafael

[borsook79]

but i think the army placement is more historically correct.
At least Poland has an armoured unit and France more than one. I see a destroyer unit in the soviet Baltic fleet...good, good...

This may be fun, but it's very fun from being historically correct - in the scale of CEAW (corps) giving these countries more armour is strange. The biggest armour unit in Poland was a battalion (moreover there were only 2) the rest of the tanks were in small groups, usually platoons. Situation in France was similar (though they had an armoured brigade). For the sake of historical correctness this is probably better emulated by anti-tank research than actual units.

[rjh1971]

I just got this mail from the creator of the mod:

"Fallo tecnico esta fallando el fichero ww2.map quitalo del zip, seguiran estando las unidades y las ciudades en su sitio, pero el nuevo lugar del petroleo y el valor de conquista de la ciudades nuevas no estaran.
Esta en ese fichero pero falla al calcular el programa los datos, se queda parado, intentare solucionarlo, si no puedo solucionarlo, tambien esta bien el mod, ya que tienes la situacion de las unidades mas reales y de las ciudades (el nombre solo) y el petroleo sera el mismo que el juego original.
si alguno ya ha puesto el mod que ponga su original ww2.map con todo el mod restante y funcionara el juego y tendra parte del mod estable.
Lo siento me di cuenta hoy al jugar la partida."

Which translated is:

"Tecnhical failure, the file ww2.map is failing to work properly, erase it from the zip (I guess its from the Jan 29th zip update), units and cities will still be at their places, but the new oil resources and the cities conquer value won't be displayed.
Those values are in the file, but the program fails to calculate the data correctly, it just hungs, I will try to find a solution, if I can't the mod is a good one, given a more real display of units and cities (only the name) and oil will be the same as the original.
If anybody has downloaded and installed the mod, just replace the file ww2.map with the game stock one (I think he refers to that one and not the one from the first version, but I ain't sure) and the mod will work.
Sorry I just noticed today while playing"

Again I remind you all that I'm not the creator of the mod, so no complains against me.

I can't give any more comments since I have installed the mod but not played, it's in my things to do list when I find the time

I know the translation is a bit crappy, but not my fault the explanation is also hard to understand in some aspects in Spanish, if any of you know Spanih you will realize that, he must have written it in a hurry

Regards to all.

[Magpius]

Given the dearth of scenario mods for this game, RJH and his Spanish compatriot, should be applauded.
I check this and matrix forums daily, for any signs of life on this game, and this thread, was a bright spark, in what has been a rather lack lustre period.
The only new posts seem to be from people blindly adding themselves to a list for a scenario, where the mod no longer works, and the author appears to have moved on.
Perhaps the release of the next patch, will spur people into getting back into this game, it feels pretty bad, watching a game that has money and time spent on it, by both the developer and the players wane.
Perhaps a text page wiki could be set up somewhere, where settings could be posted, trialled and downloaded for the group?
Has anyone actually posted a Slitherine endorsed scenario mod into the scenario bank?
If I could I would.
So again to RJH, kudos to you and your friend for stepping up to the plate.

[rjh1971]

Thanks A. Smith here is some good news for you:

Amilca just sent me the final version, so he says, in which the glitch reported in the two posts above is fixed, he has tested it and says it's ok.

I will upload it tonight, the sooner the better [:)]

[Ryben]

Btw, it would be a good idea if Amilca could update the spanish file too. I´m playing the spanish version from Friendware and, in order the mod to work, i had to overwrite the spanish txt file with the english one so there are some cities without name.

I think i´ll end fixing that by myself...

[rjh1971]

All right Gents here is what's supposed to be the final version:

http://rapidshare.com/files/88158725/Co ... n.zip.html

You need to download the main file from the link in post #1 and then upgrade with this one by replacing the files in your "CEaW/data/scenario" folder.

Again all credits goes to Amilca.

Bty I'm glad there are finally people from Spain in this WW2 strategy forums, I've been around in Matrix for two years now and was not able to find anyone from Spain. Here in Slitherine only since last summer when the game was released.
One thing it amazes me is that you get to know people from all over the world, take A. Smith he's on the other side of the world

[Magpius]

No you are

[rjh1971]

Umm well eeeemmm I got antoher update.
This time I'll wait a couple of days before uploading it, just in case Iget anotherone

[Ryben]

Uh...ehh...embarrasing

You should tell Amilca than a text file with the changes are really neccesary. I can´t see many differences between versions and not sure at all of the changes from the normal 1939 scenario.

Nice touch the Tirpitz and Bismark names in the german fleet.

BTW...Borsook is right. There was no Polish armoured corps in the Poland campaign as such. But i still would like to see a tank unit. Could units be placed on the map at half-strenght? An armoured corps at 5 or even less could depict the polish armoured formations...

[rjh1971]

No you are

We are both in the antipodes

[rjh1971]

Uh...ehh...embarrasing

You should tell Amilca than a text file with the changes are really neccesary. I can´t see many differences between versions and not sure at all of the changes from the normal 1939 scenario.

Nice touch the Tirpitz and Bismark names in the german fleet.

BTW...Borsook is right. There was no Polish armoured corps in the Poland campaign as such. But i still would like to see a tank unit. Could units be placed on the map at half-strenght? An armoured corps at 5 or even less could depict the polish armoured formations...

I got a readme file in Spanish just this morning, it's only in Spanish but no problem I would translate it into English before uploading it.

I have told Amilca about the Poilish Pz Corps, don't know if he will change it or not.

[rjh1971]

Earlier today I posted an update in the Matrix Forum for this mod, and wasn't able to get to the Slitherine forum, so here is the latest for amilca's mod:

Here is the latest from Amilca

V 3.0:

Design for the 1939 scenario

-Added cities and ports more realisticly all over the world
-Added ground, naval and air units according to 1939 oob based on the HOI2 and Doomsday v1.3A.
-Added oil resources in more realisticly countries and increased the level of these all over the world.
- Vampered oil resources in the Persian Gulf
- New backstage music.
-Germany Plays with the nazi flag even in the battlefield
-Playing with Germany you can play, purchase units and research with Romania and Spain. Spain will be under your control before Italy and Romania after Italy.

Click on the link below to download.
http://rapidshare.com/files/96959391/Co ... 8.rar.html

The rar file contains the whole mod so no need to download from the links in the previous posts.
Remember to make a copy of your CEaW game and then replace the folders in that copy with the ones in the rar file.

Don't know if he will adjust the mod when the next patch is realesed, I have asked amilca so when I get a reply I'll keep you posted.
Enjoy it.

[rjh1971]

Uh...ehh...embarrasing

You should tell Amilca than a text file with the changes are really neccesary. I can´t see many differences between versions and not sure at all of the changes from the normal 1939 scenario.

Nice touch the Tirpitz and Bismark names in the german fleet.

BTW...Borsook is right. There was no Polish armoured corps in the Poland campaign as such. But i still would like to see a tank unit. Could units be placed on the map at half-strenght? An armoured corps at 5 or even less could depict the polish armoured formations...

Amilca has told about the changes he's been making in the mails he's been sending me if you're interested contact me at internetrjh@telefonica.net

Btw where in Spain are you from?

[rjh1971]

There is a light additional touch to the mod, the production time and unit and generals costs have been modified.

http://rapidshare.com/files/97340922/co ... 5.rar.html

Bty amilca has tested his mod with beta patch 1.05 and told me it was compatible, so that's good news for everyone.